There’s None So Blind as Those Who Will Not See
A 1920 Union Labor Advocate editorial argues against agitators who criticize the country. It urges recognizing American freedoms, education, libraries, and speech, and calls for constructive effort. The piece links progress to production, cooperation, and lowering living costs through hard work and fewer strikes.
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Lincoln
Old Friend in Disguise Delights Yet Delivers Poor Paper
A reader reviews the Iowa Magazine from the Greater Iowa association, praising its enduring content and 100 percent American tone while criticizing its altered format and inferior paper quality. The piece cites paper shortages and rising costs as reasons for the downgrade, urging a small price and quality upgrade without losing the magazine’s high character.
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Greater Iowa Association
Augusta
Maine
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Hoover’s Letter Signals Support for League Party
The Davenport Democrat notes Herbert C. Hoover declines the presidency but backs the party for the League of Nations. It argues his stance favors international cooperation and would align with the party backing the League, while criticizing those who seek only party service despite the era’s global challenges.
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Good Farming Pays and Its Lessons From a Century of Labor
An elderly Oregon Illinois farmer, after seventy years of work, says successful farming yields more than money. It brings health and contentment, allows living by the Golden Rule daily, and leaves no regrets at life’s sunset, reflecting a life well spent toward human happiness.
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Republican
Hayes all American committee omits Legion man
Chairman Hayes selects a diverse committee from every walk of life but omits an American Legion representative. Ex soldiers question if intentional or a slip. The piece also critiques university professors for focusing on sociology and German over Americanism.
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The Man That Made Milwaukee Infamous
A Chariton Leader note comments on Victor Berger’s congressional fate and repeated Michigan elections. It jokes Milwaukee’s fame fading after its former product’s end and mocks illiteracy in Portugal while recalling a southern paper’s vow to ban William Jennings Bryan.
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